Chamberlin Iron Front Building

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Chamberlin Iron Front Building
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Chamberlain Building, October 2011
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Location434 Market St., Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°57′48″N76°53′15″W / 40.96333°N 76.88750°W / 40.96333; -76.88750
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1868
Built byPalmer, Lewis
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No. 79002347 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 14, 1979

Chamberlin Iron Front Building is a historic commercial building located at Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1868, and is a three-story, brick building with a two-story rear addition in the Italianate style. It measures 56 feet wide and 160 feet deep. The main section has a flat roof and the addition a gable roof. It features a cast-iron front manufactured in Danville, Pennsylvania. Over the years the building has housed a general store, shoe store, feed store, and post office, as well as fraternal organizations on the upper floors. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. It is located in the Lewisburg Historic District. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved June 3, 2012.Note: This includes Thomas R. Deans (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Chamberlin Iron Front Building" (PDF). Retrieved June 3, 2012.